I see I haven't written a news piece since May because I got into the blogging mode. I will go there afterward. The collection in Pastiche is selling well and I am hoping to get some good reviews of it. The Midwest Review, for one, will be forthcoming. If they have been kind, especially as the collection includes several award-winning pieces, I will tell you about it. What shall I title the next collection? There are enough stories left over for at least two more. The store, Barnes & Noble on Jack London Square, Oaklnd, that hosts the California Writers Club monthly meetings, may have me speak on pastiche next spring. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
The Apple Tree Blossoms in The Fall, is the life journey of Carineh - a child, a teenager, a wife, a mother, but most of all a woman of purpose. From stories of her parents held-up by bandits; the white donkey gifted by Khomeini; her father's death f
Helios is an award winning novel about a brilliant inventor of new technology, a fallen CEO seeking redemption, and an idealistic youth who comes of age in corporate America.